For Immediate Release:

March 4, 2025

Village of Channahon Board of Trustees Meeting Recap

Meeting Highlights for Monday, March 3, 2025

CHANNAHON, Ill. - The Village Board of Trustees and Committee of the Whole met on Monday, March 3, 2025. Highlights of the meeting are recapped in brief below. Please note: this media release does not reflect official minutes of the meeting.

MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

• Channahon Junior High School Job Shadow Day:
  • Members of the Channahon Junior High School Student Council joined Village of Channahon staff and officials for the 10th Annual Job Shadow Day on Monday, March 3, 2025. As part of this process, the students drafted a resolution to recognize Job Shadow Day, which was then put forward and approved at the Board Meeting by the participating students.

VOTES

The Board voted on the following items during the formal meeting:

• Approved: Approval to Terminate Participation in PACE Southwest Will Dial-a-Ride Service and Join Access Will County Dial-a-Ride Service
  • The Village of Channahon, along with the Village of Manhattan and Manhattan Township, has historically had low usage of the PACE Southwest Dial-a-Ride service, with only 4 to 6 residents utilizing it annually. In response, the Village is transitioning to the Access Will County Dial-a-Ride service, which provides expanded transportation options for seniors and disabled residents within Will County and surrounding areas. The switch to Access Will County, effective May 1, 2025, will offer improved service and funding, with the Village assisting by enrolling residents through a simple application process. Grundy County residents continue to have access to the Grundy Transit System Dial-a-Ride service.
• Approved: Community Brand Identity Update Logo Selection
  • a5 Branding & Digital presented two updated logo concepts for the Village of Channahon, with recommendations from both the internal staff rebranding committee and the Arts & Culture Commission. After an Arts & Culture Commission meeting on February 25, 2025, feedback was generally positive, with some members favoring one design over the other, and requests for color refinements to Concept #1. With a logo selected, work will proceed on the full branding package, including business materials and digital updates, to be unveiled at the State of the Village Address on April 10, 2025.
• Approved: Contract with Geotechnical for Well House #7
  • The Village is designing Well House No. 7 and a water transmission main to connect it to the treatment facility, with 22 proposed borings to assess subsurface conditions and design foundations. A proposal from Geocon Professional Services for 19 borings at $37,495 was received, while Rubino is under an existing master agreement for standard terms. The well will remain a part of the Village’s water system as an emergency backup source, once the transition to Lake Michigan water is complete.
• Approved: Resolution for Improvement Under the Illinois Highway Code
  • A resolution was approved to appropriate funds from the Motor Fuel Tax fund to make improvements to the Village's road system.

NEXT BOARD MEETING

Monday, March 17, 2025

PRESS CONTACT

Sydney Thompson

Village of Channahon

Marketing & Communication Manager

(815) 467-6644

sthompson@channahon.org